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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

States Rely More and More on Federal Funds

Even as states attempt to assert more political independence from the federal government (or at least some states are), the fact is that states are becoming more and more dependent upon federal funds for their own budgets. The Mercatus Center has a great chart showing how, in the past 22 years, states have come to rely more on federal funds.

While political independence is all well and good, how can a state be an sovereign entity in our federal system if it relies so heavily upon monies from the federal government?

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A husband, a father, a lawyer, a HUGE soccer fan and a guy who is pursuing happiness and sometimes catch it. I care about politics, but not so much that I would consider running for office, I care about education because I don't think we are doing a very good job on behalf of our kids. What else? When in doubt, you can find me playing or watching soccer, listening to music or reading.